Exactly this. The only reason why Lucic is even on this team is because of that $6M albatross. If you didn't know who he was and were told he was a $1M 4th liner he'd have ended up in the minors within a month of the season starting.
He isn't going anywhere this year. His salary isn't going to change. He's been physically engaged all season and has embraced a lesser role. He has done everything well except manage to put the puck in the net himself. I believe at some point the same switch that was magically and without reason flicked off will be flicked back on. Does he return to the 50 point player he was? Doubtful. Can he continue to be a positive contributor to this team regardless of the goals? I think so.
If he wasn't making $6M and didn't have the name Lucic he wouldn't be in this league.
Lol apparently you and hitch see his contributions and defensive abilities differently. Hmm who to trust...
Lol, what do you expect Hitch to say about him? Throw him under the bus? These are the cards he's been dealt and he has to deal with them. Try to get the best return from a 6 million dollar anchor contract, whatever little that may be. He's got chicken poop, and there is no way he can turn it into chicken soup, so some fertilizer is the best he can do. I'm sure he has internal thoughts about certain situations and players that he is not going to divulge to the media or you and me.
I’m talking more of when he puts lucic on the ice rather than what he says in interviews. Anyways I ignored this thread because it’s not even a conversation anymore. Just repeated senseless comments.
